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bobthedrummer

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10. Rahm Emmanuel and Bruce N. Reed certainly are-they "wrote the book" on ending welfare before Tommy
Thu May 19, 2016, 05:34 PM
May 2016

Thompson diverted it to the military-industrial-intelligence communities.

"Moderate" is another useless euphemism as you well know, Doctor J.

Recommended. This post should be repeated daily. guillaumeb May 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Go Vols Jun 2016 #125
Nope. I'm an FDR/Union Labor man all the way to my bone marrow. nt silvershadow May 2016 #2
If you ever need a blood transfusion, silvershadow, I'm one of your universal donors! bobthedrummer May 2016 #8
Always nice to know there are still a few of us around :) silvershadow May 2016 #9
DITTO srobert May 2016 #61
me too Ferd Berfel Jun 2016 #86
amen swhisper1 Jun 2016 #101
+1 Go Vols Jun 2016 #126
new dealer to the day I die also! rurallib Jun 2016 #135
another solidarity kick bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #143
I'm an old-school Liberal. Hell Hath No Fury May 2016 #3
Nobody is. Dem2 May 2016 #4
The Clintons certainly are Dem2. n/t bobthedrummer May 2016 #6
Did you not read the last link in the OP? Doctor_J May 2016 #7
Rahm Emmanuel and Bruce N. Reed certainly are-they "wrote the book" on ending welfare before Tommy bobthedrummer May 2016 #10
Wow SpareribSP May 2016 #12
You do know that nobody outside of DU gives a flying hootenanny about this b******* Dem2 May 2016 #13
Yeah. Nobody gives a shit about that whole "third way" nonsense! bunnies May 2016 #15
! bobthedrummer May 2016 #17
I think it imperative to know who is a 3rd way follower swhisper1 Jun 2016 #103
Your political indoctrination is marvelous Dem2-but wrong as can be to those of us that love the bobthedrummer May 2016 #16
Believe what you want Dem2 May 2016 #19
The real "desolate island" is the one between your ears. panader0 Jun 2016 #108
LOL tk2kewl Jun 2016 #130
In TIME You WILL Very Probably Come To Eat These Words... ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #114
It's incredibly telling telling how much that one post I made got under people's skins Dem2 Jun 2016 #117
these "tags" were coined by the very people folks here are associating the with tk2kewl Jun 2016 #131
Little research? Dem2 Jun 2016 #138
... tk2kewl Jun 2016 #139
Yes, pretty much Dem2 Jun 2016 #140
A belated Welcome to DU 2016, SpareribSP! bobthedrummer May 2016 #21
Self-promote much? Dem2 May 2016 #22
Condescend much? Octafish May 2016 #34
Here's something that really can educate people-btw I thought you were going away from this thread bobthedrummer May 2016 #36
Thanks! SpareribSP May 2016 #45
Clintons embraced New Dem label in the past. Here's history and a pic. suffragette Jun 2016 #70
You dug up this two-week-old thread just to post a bunch of gibberish? Dem2 Jun 2016 #71
The thread was on the 1st page. One article is from the Clinton Foundation itself. suffragette Jun 2016 #73
The truth in this thread is in english, not "gibberish" Dem2. See you on the streets. bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #74
Says the internet warrior Dem2 Jun 2016 #76
"narrative", "peddling".... opiate69 Jun 2016 #77
I do love how seriously people take this whole classification thing Dem2 Jun 2016 #78
I know... opiate69 Jun 2016 #79
I'm talking about politicians, obviously Dem2 Jun 2016 #80
DLC, 3rd Way, New Democrats are most certainly real tk2kewl Jun 2016 #129
that New Democrat Coalition website used to be a clone of the Americans For Prosperity djean111 May 2016 #5
Ron Kind's La Crosse offices are about 40 miles from where I live djean111-he has a Democrat rival bobthedrummer May 2016 #18
Yeah... AND If The DLC/DINO/Third Way Peeps Get Their Way Those Of ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #118
I agree with all you said, except the Graham I was talking about is Gwen Graham, Bob Graham's djean111 Jun 2016 #120
TOTALLY Agree About Murphy... SHINY, SHINY NEW! YUK! ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #122
No, I can afford to be. jwirr May 2016 #11
I'm not a new Democratic, they didn't mention all this conservatism to the Democrat voter. Todays_Illusion May 2016 #14
Never received the memo either, and the sly major 'change' makes me livid. appalachiablue May 2016 #41
I've been a Democrat from the first time I cast a vote at 18. Aerows May 2016 #20
Thank you swhisper1 Jun 2016 #104
The Obama years must have been hell for you. LexVegas May 2016 #23
I voted 2x for both President Obama and Bill Clinton in their general elections. Wisconsin has 72 bobthedrummer May 2016 #32
For me, too. I had to face my neighbors after some got tossed from their homes by the banks. Octafish May 2016 #37
at times, the TTP for instance, Syria/Lybia another, both that it appears Hillary authored, so I swhisper1 Jun 2016 #105
Thomas Frank's book Listen, Liberal is a very good read on this. hobbit709 May 2016 #24
aaah I didn't see your post until after I posted my comment lol. m-lekktor May 2016 #26
Excellent book. hobbit709 May 2016 #27
+10. Folks pls. read the posts here on Tommy Frank's new book, 'Listen Liberal! appalachiablue May 2016 #42
Just Finished Reading That Book! Made Me Feel Kind Of ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #119
Thomas Frank gives a history of them in his new book, Listen, Liberal. m-lekktor May 2016 #25
Not a New Democrat, I am a proud progressive and if the Democratic Party doesn't want me well then.. GeorgiaPeanuts May 2016 #28
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #35
No. Never. onecaliberal May 2016 #29
Absolutely NOT a New Democrat Trajan May 2016 #30
HELL NO vintx May 2016 #31
Straight PNAC style "policies/goals" in so many ways-I hear you vintx. n/t bobthedrummer May 2016 #46
I'm not a neocon, a neoliberal, or a neoDemocrat Vote2016 May 2016 #33
Back to when Dems supported segregation? firebrand80 May 2016 #38
The party went New Democrat in the late 80's. mmonk May 2016 #57
No, But Back to When Dems Supported Union Membership srobert May 2016 #63
Kick. n/t bobthedrummer May 2016 #39
Context is important after the disasters of 80,84, and 88 it was seen as a solution to win at the JCMach1 May 2016 #40
No, I'm not; LWolf May 2016 #43
New Democrats only exist because of Reagan's great success in destroying liberalism andym May 2016 #44
I'd say he's not just trying. He's succeeding. nt vintx May 2016 #58
The Big Tent had it's Pegs removed-by these NEW DEMOCRAT DINO's. bobthedrummer May 2016 #47
Throw them all out, people. bobthedrummer May 2016 #48
Why do some NEW DEMOCRATS trade agreements support the worst antilabor forces in the world? bobthedrummer May 2016 #49
Greed. That's it vintx May 2016 #59
Roosevelt's Critics (U.S. History.org) bobthedrummer May 2016 #50
I most certainly am not. wendylaroux May 2016 #51
I am not even close to a NEW DEMOCRAT, and can't believe so many people want one. highprincipleswork May 2016 #52
So what kind of a Democrat are you? K. bobthedrummer May 2016 #53
New Dealer fused with New Frontier Octafish May 2016 #54
I grew up in Milwaukee during the administration of the City's third Socialist Mayor, Frank Zeidler bobthedrummer May 2016 #55
Clinton Supporters Are Mostly Unaware Of This srobert May 2016 #56
I'm a third generation Roosevelt Democrat BuelahWitch May 2016 #60
This is about the US's new global neoliberal services deal, TiSA Baobab May 2016 #62
^ bobthedrummer May 2016 #64
! bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #65
(((!))) bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #66
No. I'm not now, never have been, never will be, LWolf Jun 2016 #67
Yep. There it is. bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #68
I am now, always have been, and will be forever a FDR Democrat. 99Forever Jun 2016 #69
The two party system now consists of the wacky conservative and the conservative parties. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #72
There it is. bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #75
Kick n/t bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #81
This thread isn't dead... bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #82
Fuck no, I'm not a New Democrat. Chan790 Jun 2016 #83
bttt n/t bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #89
Kicking for the weekend... bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #84
I identify as a New Dem. Do I win a prize? eom LLStarks Jun 2016 #85
Ask your leader if you deserve a prize LLStarks-me, I prefer gifts because they are free. bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #88
Does the undying enmity of progressives count? n/t Chan790 Jun 2016 #91
Here is your prize, you'll definitely need it at the voting booth. B Calm Jun 2016 #95
K&R! coco77 Jun 2016 #87
New Democratic Party? Il_Coniglietto Jun 2016 #90
In a democracy the "choices" should be ours, not party apparatchiks,shouldn't it??? bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #92
Watched in dismay as we've triangulated ourselves into a stinking Third Way mess riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #93
There it is. bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #96
+1 LWolf Jun 2016 #124
Not me! K&R B Calm Jun 2016 #94
THANK YOU For Posting This... UNFORTUNATELY Too Many Here ChiciB1 Jun 2016 #97
Yep, elegant too, ChiciB1. bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #98
I think the going message is that there is no New Democrat-and if you use such terms azurnoir Jun 2016 #99
Thankfully no, I have compassion for my fellow man and despise boot strap politics. NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #100
I'm an OLD DEMOCRAT - I'm 57 Gomez163 Jun 2016 #102
Kick rec Teamster Jeff Jun 2016 #106
I'm an FDR Democrat. Third Way democrats tend to be much more centrist and oligarch friendly EndElectoral Jun 2016 #107
I'm a New Deal/New Frontier/Great Society type dflprincess Jun 2016 #109
This old boomer joined the Democratic Party when it stood for justice and fairness. senz Jun 2016 #110
Justice has been corrupted into JUST US bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #116
Nope! FDR Democrat through and through! Thanks for the info, bob! Dont call me Shirley Jun 2016 #111
I remember a time when only the neo-cons of Bush/Cheney et al derided FDR and DUers bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #112
New Democrats are old Republicans Sky Masterson Jun 2016 #113
More like REPLICANTS, Sky Masterson bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #115
New Dem are just old blue dogs. MaeScott Jun 2016 #121
Kick bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #123
President Obama said Go Vols Jun 2016 #127
Imagine that pokerfan Jun 2016 #134
No. I've been a Democrat since 1966, when I MineralMan Jun 2016 #128
Intentionally obtuse. vintx Jun 2016 #132
Intentionally something, to be sure. MineralMan Jun 2016 #133
Big Tent Party jamese777 Jun 2016 #136
Hell no new Dems are blue dogs that will embrace pub positions MaeScott Jun 2016 #137
My first Prez vote was for Mondale. All the ones in between and the last will be for BootinUp Jun 2016 #141
No I'm not a "New Democrat" either. That felt like Republican lite. Overseas Jun 2016 #142
I signed the new terms of service-kick n/t bobthedrummer Jun 2016 #144
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